Comparison

Boom Pilot vs High Octane!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Boom Pilot

Engage in a vibrant air battle against rogue robots in this top-down shooter. Navigate through five distinct worlds, utilizing power-ups and aircraft upgrades to overcome challenging boss encounters. Experience both campaign and endless modes with a variety of unlockable planes and achievements.

Highlights
  • One-finger control mechanic
  • Airplane stat upgrades
  • 24 handcrafted tracks
  • Campaign and Endless modes
  • 6 Boss battles
  • 10 unlockable airplanes
Features
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Boom Pilot is a top down shooter, you manoeuvre your little airplane into a heated air battle against malfunctioning robots! Fly through five beautiful worlds full of surprises! Use special items and upgrade your airplane to beat the boss at the end of every world. Hop into your plane and conquer the skies in BOOM PILOT. Features: * Simple one finger controlling mechanic: Move by dragging your finger around the screen. Use special items by double tapping the screen. * Upgrade you stats and become the Boom Pilot! * 24 handcrafted and challenging tracks * Two game modes, Campaign and Endless * 6 Boss battles * 10 Airplanes * Achievements * Leaderboard for Endless mode * Cloud Saving Game has advertisements and in-app-purchases. You can remove advertisement by remove ads purchase.

About

High Octane!

Embark on a physics-based action platformer adventure as a superhero with randomized stages and comic book-style visuals. Master unique movement mechanics, unlock new gameplay modes, and customize your hero with a variety of outfits. Share your best (or worst) runs with the built-in replay feature.

Highlights
  • Physics-based action platformer
  • Randomized stages
  • Comic book-style visuals
  • Unlockable gameplay modes
  • Hero customization with outfits
  • Built-in replay feature
Features
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Follow the adventures of High Octane as he makes his way to become a beloved superhero! High Octane is a physics-based action platformer with randomized stages and replayability at its core. Featuring comic book-style visuals and a neon colour palette, the game is quirky, charming, and filled with a plethora of costumes to personalize your hero while fighting crime. It's quick to get into, fresh with each engagement, and allows players to develop real skill as they master Ollie’s movement and maneuverability with growing confidence and precision. UNLOCK GAMEPLAY MODES Modify how you play and discover four different gameplay modes that you can toggle on or off. Collect coins, save squids, defeat enemies, and make deliveries to give you bonuses on your runs. Want to play more casually? Only turn on the modes you like and then hit the town! STYLE YOUR CEPHALOPOD Collect outfits and style Ollie your way as he tries to navigate the harsh, unforgiving world of Superhero Fashion! SHARE YOUR SWINGING STYLE Threaded the needle of certain death? Did a sick loop-de-loop? Failed to save the day in a catastrophic manner? Show off your skills (or lack thereof) and share your runs with the built-in replay feature! The only thing better than saving the day in style is showing it off!

Screenshots

Boom Pilot4 screens
High Octane!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boom Pilot at 4.5 against High Octane!'s 4.0. Boom Pilot also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boom Pilot sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and High Octane! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boom Pilot holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boom Pilot has 1.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 44% and 44% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boom Pilot ships an update every 2 months, High Octane! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Boom Pilot versus High Octane!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoom PilotHigh Octane!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB91 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOddrok OyZeMind Game Studio Ltd

Customer experience

Boom Pilot

All ratings1,353 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%

High Octane!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Boom Pilot

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Loss of upgrades after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Customizable controls
  • Offline mode

High Octane!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Boom Pilot

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$0.29
  • Pack of Coins$0.29
  • Large Pack of Coins$0.49
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  • Unlock All$0.99
1 purchases

High Octane!

One-time1
  • Double Coin Boost$0.99

Questions

Is Boom Pilot free?
Boom Pilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is High Octane! free?
High Octane! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Boom Pilot or High Octane!?
Boom Pilot is rated higher. Boom Pilot averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while High Octane! averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Boom Pilot or High Octane! have ads?
High Octane! shows ads; Boom Pilot does not.
Which is updated more often, Boom Pilot or High Octane!?
Boom Pilot ships an update every 2 months, and High Octane! every 4 months. Most recently, Boom Pilot was updated on October 20, 2026 and High Octane! on October 13, 2026.

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